Source New Mexico is a nonprofit news organization offering fresh reporting and analysis from the state of New Mexico. They accept news articles or analysis / opinion columns from writers. According to a deleted tweet by their senior reporter, rates begin at $325 for 750 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
New York Focus is a nonprofit investigative newsroom covering New York’s state and local politics. They accept pitches for stories. According to their pitch guide, their standard rate for a story is $800. They may pay more for big, intensive investigative projects and may pay less for short and newsy pieces.
Pride Source is Michigan's LGBTQ+ news source. They cover LGBTQ+ politics, relationships, sex, health, home, pop culture, celebrities, and more. They publish features, profiles, Q&As, essays, opinions, listicles, and video interviews. Though their focus is on Michigan, they’re open to national stories, especially those with a Michigan spin. They’re interested in stories of survival and perseverance. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 to $125 for columns/essays and $100 to $250 for news features and other news/pop culture reporting.
BorderLore is a monthly digital journal that documents, shares, and elevates folklife in the US Southwest and Northern Mexico. They accept pitches from writers and photographers in the Southwest. They’re especially “interested in stories about culture and heritage outside of Tucson.” They also love “first-person narrative essays linking personal folklife to larger themes.” They previously stated that pay rates began at $300, but current rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
Comstock’s is a monthly business magazine in California’s Capital Region. They cover business, trends, and quality of life in Sacramento and the 9 surrounding counties. They accept pitches for print as well as web-exclusive stories. Their print features are 1,600-2,200 words; Taste stories are 1,300 words; and web stories are 600-1,500 words. An old tweet by their senior editor indicates that they pay $200 to $300 for web stories. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Blacklight is the New York Amsterdam News’ investigative unit. They are seeking experienced freelance journalists. They primarily work with freelance journalists based in the New York City area but are also open to working with those based outside the region. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250+ for fact checks (500 to 1,000 words, 1 to 2 interviews); $1.00 per word for medium length articles (800 to 1,500 words, 2 to 4 interviews); $2.00 per word or a flat commission fee for long form articles (1,500+ words, 4+ interviews); and $250 to $500+ for data visualizations.
Hell Gate is a worker-owned news outlet covering New York City. They have relaunched. They are looking for essays, reported stories, features, and photography. According to their pitch guide, they pay $200+ for an essay/blog post (~700 words), $250+ for a photo assignment, $300+ for a reported story, and $400+ for a longer (1,200+ words) feature.
PublicSource is a news organization serving Pittsburgh and the region. They welcome story pitches from journalists and community members. According to their pitch guide, they pay $300 for first-person essays (800 to 1,200 words); $300 for event coverage (600 to 1,000 words); $400 for resource guides/explainers; $600 for enterprise stories; and $1,000 for investigative stories. They usually pay a 25% kill fee.
The Assembly is a digital magazine that publishes interesting, deeply reported, and nuanced stories about the state of North Carolina. Their writing and photography stable is completely freelance. They like stories about power (institutional power, people power, and cultural power). According to their pitch guide, they pay a "base rate" of $1,000 per article.
Variable West is a platform for West Coast art, and they favor pitches from West Coast-based creatives. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 for micro essays of 200-250 of their ‘’Love Letters’’ category; $50 for ‘’The Why’’ (200-300 words); $75 for Pairings (400-450 words); $150 for exhibition reviews (600-800 words) and artist interviews (2,000 words); and $200 for Dispatches (1,000 words).